Japan officially removed from South Korea’s whitelist
Seoul has threatened the move for weeks. South Korea excluded Japan from its export controls whitelist Wednesday in retaliation for Tokyo’s earlier decision to remove Seoul from…
Beijing lauds Solomon Islands’ move to break ties with Taiwan authorities
The United States has condemned the move. China highly commends the decision of the Solomon Islands’ government to recognize the one-China principle and sever the so-called…
S.E. Asian manufacturing sees opportunity in U.S.-China row
By Shingo Sugime and Yoichiro Tanaka / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondents. Southeast Asian countries are intensifying their efforts to attract companies planning to move production…
Pyongyang confirms ready to resume talks, but gives conditions
Foreign minister confuses lawmakers on whether North Korean leader’s letter to Trump was different to one already made public. The long-stalled US-North Korea working level…
President blames China for ‘suppressing Taiwan int’l space’
The Solomon Islands is the latest country to not recognise Taiwan. President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) strongly condemned Solomon Islands’ decision to establish diplomatic…
Rohingyas inside Myanmar still facing genocide threat: UN report
The report outlines a grim future for 600,000 or so Rohingya still trapped in Myanmar. Around 600,000 Rohingyas remaining inside Myanmar face systematic persecution and live under…
‘War with India a possibility’, Imran Khan says
The comments come weeks after a Pakistani minister had reportedly predicted a ‘full-blown war between Pakistan and India likely to occur in the month of October or November’.…
Pakistan and India face common threats, climate change is the biggest one
Collective action may just be what is needed to secure the lives and livelihoods of future generations. Climate change is no longer limited to books or scientific papers; it is a…
Iran rejects US claim it was behind Saudi oil strikes, says ready for war
All sides in the Middle East have stepped up their rhetoric in recent days. Iran dismissed accusations by the United States that it was behind attacks on Saudi oil plants that…
India criticises Pakistan moves at UN human rights council.
‘Terror epicentre’ Pak speaking on human rights ‘audacious’: India on UNHRC clash. After the big India-Pakistan face-off at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the…